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Quotes from Dancing Lady (1933)

12 quotes
Franchot Tone
Girl with Tod: The judge will give you 15 years for what you're thinking.
Tod Newton: It'd be worth it.
Joan Crawford
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: [reading a note from Tod] Don't say 'them things'. Don't say 'can it'. Don't say 'guy'. Don't buy shoes with ribbons on them. Don't forget, what's a striptease on 2nd Avenue is art on Broadway. The $50 is to buy you a dress without a zipper.
Joan Crawford
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: [to the heavy drinking Tod Newton] You sure drink a good dinner.
Joan Crawford
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: I'll stick to those thousand-to-one shots - sometimes they win.
Joan Crawford
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: I'm like the guy throwing quarters in the slot machine. I keep on trying.
Clark Gable
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: I've got good legs, Mr. Gallagher.
Patch Gallagher: Yes, so I've noticed, but don't let them run away with you.
Joan Crawford
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: Sorry to tell ya, but I'm the kind of investment that doesn't pay.
Winnie Lightner
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: What kind of a guy is Patch Gallagher, Rosie?
Rosette Henrietta LaRue: Compared to him an elephant's hide is tissue paper, but he sure knows his stuff.
Winnie Lightner
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: You didn't stop to think that I might have to wrestle my way home did you?
Rosette Henrietta LaRue: That's all right. Let him insult you. Plenty a girl has cashed in on a good hearted insult.
Winnie Lightner
Judge: What's your name?
Rosette Henrietta LaRue: Rosette Henrietta LaRue! Occupation: hipswinging!
[the court erupts in laughter]
Judge: Now, Miss LaRue, just what constitutes a striptease?
Rosette Henrietta LaRue: A good constitution and a couple of zippers.
[the court erupts in laughter again]
Judge: Don't be ambiguous.
Rosette Henrietta LaRue: Oh, I won't if you won't.